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No. 392,195. Patented Nov.v 6, 1888.

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'CATI-IARINE A. GRISWOLD, .OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,195, dated November 6, 1888.

Application filed January 25, 1888. Serial No. 261.843. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CATHARINE A. GRIS- WOLD, of the city, county, and State of New York, a citizen of the United States, have invented an Improved Corset, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to corsets; and it consists in a corset provided with stays or stilfencrs, each having an edgewise turn or reversal of direction extending from the top and bottom edges of the corset-body, one or more from each, to and somewhat beyond the waistline of the corset, with their apices located alternately along said waist line, and with both extremities of each said stiffener terminating at one and the same edge of the corsetbody, as hereinafter particularly set forth and for the purpose specified.

The single figure in the drawing represents a side elevation of a corset containing my invention.

A represents the corset-bod y.

B B represent steels, bones, stays, or stiffencrs, each of which has an edgewise turn or reversal of direction, consisting, preferably, in

an edgewise curvated bend about midway of its length, and extending, one or more, from the top edge of the corset to somewhat past the waist-line, and one or more from the bottom edge of the corset to somewhat beyond the waist-line,with their apices located along or about said waist-line, and with the extremities of each saidstiffener terminating at or near one and the same edge of the corset-body, and preferably immediately upon said edge, where they may then be inclosed by the bindmg a.

The described stiffeners, located as specified,

may be seated and incorporated in pockets or folds constituted in and by the material of the corset-body itself by means of stitching-pass ing through the double thicknesses of material of the corset-body constituting correspondinglyshaped pockets, as shown at B B; or the said stiffeners may be secured upon the surface of the corset-body, and located and extending, as set forth, each in the form of an overlay or re-enforce having the outline specified, as shown at BB.

are liable to be, by the said contour of the person, thrown or pressed inwardly upon the waist of the wearer,causing more or less discomfort. I have devised the corset which constitutes my present invention for the purpose of obviating these objections.

In this corset, as hereinbefore stated, the edgewise-bent stays or stiffeners extend from the top and bottom edges of the corset-body through or upon the same to somewhat beyond the waist-line,with their apices located alternately along said waist-line.

In constructing this corset it is preferable, and it is a feature of my invention, to have the stiffeners B extend in a series along and from the top edge and in a series along and from the bottom edge to somewhat beyond the waist-line, and with the apices of the members of the two serieslocated alternately along the waist-line.

It is evident that in a corset constructed in conformity with my stated invention the employment of bones or stays extending continuously individually from top to bottom of the corset and across the waist-line may be dispensed with and the discomfort attendant upon the breakage of such bones, which is liable to occur, be avoided, and that while a joint is constituted at the waist-line which gives entire freedom of movement to the person of the wearer, the person is afforded a support at the waist and the apices of the bent stiffeners constituting the waist-line joint are enabled to rest fiatwise upon the person and are not liable to be pressed inwardly upon the waist of the wearer.

What I claim as myinvcntion, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A corset provided with stays, each hair ing an edgewise turn or reversal of direction, of the corset-body in a series from each to and and extending, one or more, from the top and somewhat beyond the waist-line of the corset, bottom edges of the corset-body to and somewith the apiees of the members of said. two 15 what beyond the waist-line of the corset,with series located alternately along said waist-line,

5 their apiees located alternately along said 1 and with both extremities of each member of waist-line, and with both extremities of each said series terminating at one and the same said stiffener terminating at one and the same edge of the corset-body, substantially as and edge of the corset-body, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

for the purpose set forth. OATHARINE A. GRIS\VOLD. IO 2. A corset provided with stays, each hav- \Vitnesses:

ing an edgewise turn or reversal of direction, JOHN J. ENNIS, and extending from the top and bottom edges JAMES MOINTYRE. 

